Emails show Acting Commissioner Lee Dudek ignored his own staff’s warnings and briefly killed Maine contracts because he was upset that the governor publicly defied President Donald Trump.
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Maine’s first Office of New Americans director steps down after 3 months
Tarlan Ahmadov submitted a resignation letter Tuesday, citing health reasons. His appointment had been criticized by members of Maine’s Armenian community.
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Waterville council votes to hire interim city manager
The City Council voted Tuesday to hire Cornell Knight to fill the gap after City Manager Bryan Kaenrath leaves May 1 to become city manager in Lewiston and before Waterville hires a new city manager.
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2 arrested in Harmony at suspected illegal marijuana grow
The two men from Massachusetts were arrested in the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office’s 24th similar bust since January 2024, and the second at the Harmony home.
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Trump administration cuts entire federal heating assistance staff
About 20 people in the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program office, which serves thousands of Maine households, were among the roughly 10,000 DHHS staffers laid off.
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Winslow officials to make town manager pick
Winslow officials are expected to hire Stephen Soucy, who unsuccessfully ran for a seat on the council in November, as town manager at a special Town Council meeting Thursday.
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Fairfield residents worry as PFAS funds get low
Residents drinking from highly contaminated wells face a new financial burden as state PFAS funding draws to a close.
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I-95 in Pittsfield area to be closed Wednesday
Transportation officials said the closure is necessary to remove a tractor trailer truck that rolled over Monday night.
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L.L.Bean sues Wisconsin company, alleging it copied signature tote bags
The trademark infringement lawsuit calls the bulk-ordered ‘boat tote’ bags sold by 4Imprint Inc. ‘confusingly similar’ and a deliberate attempt to ‘free ride’ on the Maine company’s popular item.
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Maine’s rural libraries at risk as Trump guts agency that provides federal funding
Librarians say the cuts to the Institute of Museum and Library Services will devastate museums and libraries in Maine and across the nation.